Month: August 2024

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has revived Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling Monday said Tesla had made a plausible claim that the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission was biased against the electric car company

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has recovered three ancient artifacts after they were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands. Two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday. The items include a mummified head, a ceramic figurine, and the side of a wooden

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed. Death row inmate Loran Cole is appealing the state’s lethal injection procedures to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody argues that Cole waited too

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town line, about

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s prime minister has announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey to the Canary Islands. Speaking Tuesday alongside Mauritania’s president, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will expand its circular migration program to

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say a southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed last month after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down. The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to remove the Rapidan Dam near the city of Mankato and

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients per day, double-billed federal health care programs and overprescribed pain medications to boost his income. Prosecutors said Tuesday they filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Thomas Weiner of Helena and reached a $10.8

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed a federal complaint seeking to overturn the

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could

Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews will use excavators this week to breach rock dams that

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces. His appointment of Diosdado Cabello as interior minister is prompting fears among human rights groups that a crackdown on opponents that started after last month’s contested presidential election will deepen. Cabello is

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness. The report released Tuesday says the state “relies unnecessarily on segregated psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness …” The DOJ

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents. The new indictment removes a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted in Los Angeles of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from clients, including several with severe physical injuries and families of people killed in accidents. Jurors found the 85-year-old Girardi guilty Tuesday on four counts of wire fraud. Girardi was once among the

Associated Press Republicans have turned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice presidential nominee this week, building on a false online narrative that attempts to paint Walz as a liar. False and misleading claims of such a trivial nature might not seem

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. On Monday, Tennessee Election Coordinator Mark Goins sent a letter to the Shelby County Election Commission warning

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento. The plan had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. The Postal Service announced Tuesday it has identified “enhanced efficiencies” that

AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA rover on Mars is tackling a new challenge and climbing to the rim of a crater. The rover called Perseverance started the steep climb Tuesday. It has spent the last 3 1/2 years exploring the bottom of the crater where it landed in 2021. So far,

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of a former youth detention center worker have heard from the man’s accuser, who described him as a “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” who raped her in a storage closet before handing out candy to other children. Sixty-two-year-old Victor Malavet faces 12 counts

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say four people have been charged with breaking into a series of gun stores across Maryland and stealing several dozen guns. The group is accused of stealing 81 firearms and 10 gun replicas in three burglaries between December and March. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office investigated the case alongside federal and

Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to build golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other development at Florida state parks staged protests Tuesday at several sites as pressure builds against the proposal. The Republican governor’s Department of Environmental Protection unveiled the plans last week and had

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. None have died, and there is no evidence that it’s

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal regulators say inadequate inspections and a lack of oversight are partly to blame for the crash of a Vietnam-era tourist helicopter that killed six people in West Virginia two years ago. The National Transportation Safety Board released a final report Tuesday in the June 2022 crash. The helicopter

Associated Press Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book giveaway program. It has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military has rescued its eighth hostage from Gaza, a 52-year-old man found in an underground room in a tunnel in southern Gaza. While the news Tuesday was celebrated in Israel, the families of those still being held renewed their calls for Israel to agree to a cease-fire deal that

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee is starting a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports. Senators heard testimony on Tuesday from five former college swimmers who are suing the NCAA and Georgia Tech over a transgender woman’s participation in the 2022 NCAA

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rapper Lil Baby was arrested in Las Vegas after police accused him of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. The Atlanta-born rapper, whose real name is Dominique Jones, was taken into custody on the Las Vegas Strip just before dawn Monday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Details

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco

Associated Press VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A bald eagle is slowly recovering from surgeries after it was shot in Missouri. The male eagle was found injured in central Missouri on July 11. A volunteer with the World Bird Sanctuary picked him up and brought the 7-pound adult back to the sanctuary in suburban St.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as on the Qatari prime minister’s meeting this week with Iran’s president, according to a U.S. official.

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. The decision handed down on Monday cleared the way for Florida to prohibit transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has extended a temporary order for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell and Iris

AP Business Writer The National Labor Relations Board says Chipotle may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store. The board said late Monday that its Detroit regional director found merit to allegations filed against Chipotle by the Teamsters union. The union alleges that Chipotle unlawfully disciplined an

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Michael Sparks on Tuesday to four years and five months of imprisonment. A police